[ILQSO] slow speed cw

[Hank Greeb]

When replying to a CQ, just send your call, NOT the other's call.  And, 
DO send at YOUR speed.  If the other op doesn't slow down, consider him 
a LID, which he is.

And, whilst CW decoders work, none that I've seen are as good as the ear 
in the midst of contest QRM/QRN, and LIDS who send on top of other 
stations.  Practice, practice, practice maketh perfect.

73 de n8xx Hg

James Funk wrote:
> For those with an "effective CW speed" of around 10 wpm, there are some possibilities:
>
> 1) Search and Pounce, find a station calling CQ, listen to some exchanges from him,  get a letter or two at a time, call *AT YOUR SPEED* when you "have it", work the guy. (Note: we ALL started this way!!)
> 2) CQ *AT YOUR SPEED*.  Callers should slow down to *YOUR SPEED*.  If they don't, either ask "PSE QRS" or ignore them.  
> 3) Use one of the software programs that decodes CW.  I've never tried them, but they apparently work fairly well?
>
> In most of the QSO parties, most stations send 20-30 wpm.  One exception is K8MR, who is more like 40 unless he gets rolling, then the sky is the limit.
>
> In some of the DX tests, some DX stations send so fast I can't copy them. One HC station whose call escapes me at the moment (HC2G?) is probably above 50 wpm.....
>
> 73, Jim N9JF